Question 1

Unlike Greek temples, Etruscan temples were not meant to be seen as sculptural masses from every possible angle. Which of the following statements supports this?

Accepted Answer

A)   Columns completely encircled the structure.
B)   The entrance was centered at the front of the structure.
C)   The front and rear of the structure were indistinguishable.
D)   Narrowed staircases were found on all four sides of the structure.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 2

Which type of Etruscan funerary monument had no parallel in Greece?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cista
B)   Sarcophagus
C)   Tumulus
D)   PyramidE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Etruscan temples have columns closest to which Greek order?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ionic
B)   Corinthian
C)   Composite
D)   DoricE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

What is the name of the only Etruscan artist to be mentioned in ancient literature?

Accepted Answer

A)   Apulu
B)   Exekias
C)   Vulcan
D)   VitruviusE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Where was the Apollo of Veii originally set up?

Accepted Answer

A)   Beside a tomb
B)   On a temple roof
C)   In a marketplace
D)   In a temple pedimentE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Which of the following is the best description of Etruscan artistic style?

Accepted Answer

A)   A combination of stability and calm
B)   A combination of rigid frontality and symmetry
C)   A mass of cylindrical forms
D)   A combination of motion and vitalityE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

How did the Etruscans typically bury their dead?

Accepted Answer

A)   On high mountaintops
B)   In tomb groups in a city of the dead
C)   In columbaria within the city limits
D)   In catacomb tunnels outside the city wallsE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

The banquet seen in the Tomb of the Leopards takes place in which of the following settings?

Accepted Answer

A)   Private home
B)   In the open air
C)   Council chamber
D)   Palace dining roomE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Who or what is Tinia?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lady of Vulci
B)   Greek goddess
C)   Etruscan god
D)   Etruscan cityE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

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What is the name of this object?

Accepted Answer

A)   Pectoral
B)   Hat pin
C)   Earring
D)   FibulaE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Exam 6: The Etruscans

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The banquet seen in the Tomb of the Leopards takes place in which of the following settings?

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Which type of Etruscan funerary monument had no parallel in Greece?

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How did the Etruscans typically bury their dead?

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Who or what is Tinia?

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Which of the following is the best description of Etruscan artistic style?

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Where was the Apollo of Veii originally set up?

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Unlike Greek temples, Etruscan temples were not meant to be seen as sculptural masses from every possible angle. Which of the following statements supports this?

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Etruscan temples have columns closest to which Greek order?

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What is the name of the only Etruscan artist to be mentioned in ancient literature?

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Exam 6: The Etruscans

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The banquet seen in the Tomb of the Leopards takes place in which of the following settings?

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Which type of Etruscan funerary monument had no parallel in Greece?

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How did the Etruscans typically bury their dead?

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Who or what is Tinia?

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Which of the following is the best description of Etruscan artistic style?

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Where was the Apollo of Veii originally set up?

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Unlike Greek temples, Etruscan temples were not meant to be seen as sculptural masses from every possible angle. Which of the following statements supports this?

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Etruscan temples have columns closest to which Greek order?

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What is the name of the only Etruscan artist to be mentioned in ancient literature?

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